I have a wildlife zoo

Chapter 200 Illusion and Reality Coexist

"Bravo, congratulations, little friend for getting it right!"

"Eh? Eh?" "Impossible, right?"

The person who had just so confidently claimed that peafowl couldn't fly suddenly felt embarrassed.

He Yifei explained, "Peafowl don't fly often because their long tails are quite heavy and make it hard to take off, but they certainly can fly. When they encounter a predator, they'll fly up to a tree or cross a river for refuge. Little friend, come and get your prize."

The little boy walked up happily, and a staff member handed him a Peafowl badge.

He Yifei looked at the card in his hand, and with a "swoosh," pulled out another one about red pandas.

The only ones who realized what was happening in an instant were three to five tourists. He picked a middle-aged man in a blue and grey striped shirt who seemed to have an academic air about him: "Sir, please answer the question!"

Feeling that this tourist seemed to be quite knowledgeable, He Yifei asked a slightly more difficult question, "Could you please tell me the current conservation status of the red panda? Is it least concern, near threatened, vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, or extinct in the wild?"

"Ah?" The man in the blue and grey shirt was flabbergasted. What are all these categories?

Visitors looked at each other, puzzled—this question seemed indeed a bit challenging!

They murmured, "I remember that the red panda is a protected species. It shouldn't be 'least concern', right? And 'extinct in the wild' is impossible too, otherwise where would the ones in the zoo come from?"

"Right, let's eliminate the two least likely options first!"

"I guess it's 'near threatened'? By the way, what do all these levels mean?"

After his initial confusion, the man in the blue and grey shirt caught on, listening to the whispers around him. It didn't seem so hard after all—if he picked one of the remaining four options, he'd have a one-in-four chance.

So he chose the one that seemed more likely: "Vulnerable!"

"Unfortunately, that's the wrong answer," He Yifei shook his head and then pointed to another girl who had raised her hand quickly, "The girl in the dress, your turn to answer."

The girl in the dress answered crisply, "Endangered!"

"Congratulations, you got it right!"

...

While the tourists were engaging in the enjoyable Q&A session, Zhuang Xiaobai was still fully immersed in his painting!

At noon, he pulled out a big chunk of white bread and wolfed down a few bites, then grabbed a bottle of mineral water and "gulped" it down, burping from eating too fast. After resting for ten minutes, he got back into his painting with total absorption!

Many visitors were watching him from behind, but sensing Zhuang Xiaobai's "Do not disturb" vibe as he was lost in his work, they didn't dare to approach him at this time and simply admired the painting in silence.

At this point, the painting was half done. Under Zhuang Xiaobai's brush, the scenery in the painting seemed to come to life.

The morning sun had not fully risen, and a few soft beams of whitish light pierced through the misty forest. In front of the dark green thicket was a rippling pond, with tree leaves and reeds swaying gently in the breeze.

A powerful black wolf had its ears pricked and was turning its head, its expression calm and profound. People looking at the painting felt as if they could hear the distant sound of birds chirping in the quiet forest and experience the moist air of the early morning woods on their faces!

The most peculiar thing was that although the black wolf should be the most conspicuous figure on the canvas, it seemed somewhat out of focus beneath the veil of mist, giving the impression of being a transient apparition, about to disappear at any moment.

After looking at the painting for a few seconds, you couldn't help but shift your gaze to the dense forest behind the black wolf.

The light inside the forest was much dimmer than outside, like a black hole that captured and absorbed people's attention. A gray wolf hid in the middle of the woods, half of its head peeking through the cracks between trees, its expression both curious and cautious as it spied on the outside world, radiating a wild and mysterious aura.

Although it appeared half-hidden, the composition and chiaroscuro of the painting made it incredibly eye-catching. It held one's gaze as firmly as a magnet, and you couldn't help but lock eyes with the gray wolf!

A tourist couldn't resist whispering to a companion in a mosquito-like voice, "I feel something magical—like the wolf in the forest is staring right at me!"

The companion responded with amazement, "I thought I was the only one who felt that way!"

"Hey, don't you get the feeling that this painting is like a tai chi, with the black wolf in the front as falsehood in truth, and the gray wolf in the back as truth within falsehood?"

"Dude, when did your critique become so sophisticated?"

"But it really invites that kind of association!"

"By the way, this painting isn't for the event happening later, is it...?"

"What's this, a maxed-out boss slaughtering Noob Village?"